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It’s been the plan all week, but quarterback Kevin Kolb will start Sunday against the Cowboys — unless something horrible happens, like his big toe swells up while sleeping Saturday night. I don’t think that’s a big concern.

Saying that Friday his toe and foot injuries were “the best its felt” since he got hurt, Kolb said “I don’t see any reason it would keep me from playing.” Kolb said it was a “huge difference” from a week ago Friday, when he was just getting back to regular practice work.

“It looks pretty good that he’s going to play,” coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “I’m not going to say, ‘Yes, he’ll play’ and then something happens between now and then with his foot, because it really comes down to the soreness. But it looks like he’ll play.”

Game speed is the biggest concern, and Kolb just doesn’t want to let his mind race away from him, instead trusting in his reads. He added he did benefit from digesting the offense from the sideline. “Shoot, the way we operated today (in practice), it looked like it helped a little bit. Hopefully it’ll help on Sunday.”

As for the pressure on Kolb to come back and be successful — essentially with the same expectations everyone had to begin the season — Kolb waved it off. “There’s been pressure on me since I was a seventh grader in middle school,” Kolb said. “I really try to block it all out. … To say I never think about it, I’d be lying. But I really just try and go out and play the game the way I know how.”

— Defensive coordinator Ray Horton said there has been “quite a bit” added to the defensive playbook for this game. “We are probably right now where I wish we would have been Week 2,” Horton said. “It’s fun, because these guys want to be good and they want to come after people.”

That was always the hangup. The parts of the defense Horton has slowly put back in have been the exotic blitzes and pressures that are supposed to be the signature of the scheme.

“I have now supreme confidence to call anything on my list,” Horton said. “If you go back to the Seattle game Week 3, there was nothing on our list to call.”

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Hey Darren just wondering but has there been anything going on behind the scenes with Kurt Warner and the quarterbacks on the team about learning this offense since he still lives in the area and might be able to point out some small things to look for to get the offense more consistent.

i have a feeling Kolb will have his best game of the year Sunday! as for our d it is getting better but Darren what do you think is our number 1 concern on defense to address at the end of the year and if we get rid of porter and Haggens this off season what kinda of cap would that free up and how likely is it that our o-line looks way different next year and any status on r. Williams?

1) The cap hit from Porter/Haggans is minimal.They aren’t making a ton.
2) There will be changes to the o-line probably, especially since Levi is set to make a ton of money in 2012.
3) Williams is rehabbing and on pace to return next year.

it looks and sounds like they are becoming the Stars that the coaching staff thought they would be….almost got cross eyed on that one.(no offense to anyone who is cross eyed) I hope i’m not the only one but I’m starting to feel like they have a deep rooted chemistry going on and this is what is making the team pull together. like schmelting gold.

DARKSIDE HOOOOOOOOT!!!!! MEAN BIRDS HOOOOOOOOOT!!!!! SHUT EM DOWN SHUT EM DOWN, SHUT, SHUT EM DOWN!!!! TIME FOR SOME PUSH-UPS!! I WANT TO SEE A RECEIVER BOUNCE OFF A-DUB LIKE THAT PHILLY GAME. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

No worries on the Warner question i guess i was just looking for hope that the offense could start to gel together like it seems the defense is beginning to do. But i know Kolb just needs to put more time in. Thanks again for your time.

That’s a great (reassuring) quote for Horton, and it’s backed-up with the play of the defense in recent weeks. Hopefully Dockett and everyone else are quite a bit more happy with the new direction than they were early in the year.

I am glad to have kevin Kolb back to lead this team, John Skelton, I know his stats were not great (last 2 not good at all) but he has some experience now as a backup QB and it is good for the team if it does happen again, now we need the defense to keep playing the way it has when Skelton is behind the center and not the way earlier in the season.